Please join us!
We are a NEW local Chapter.
World Hearing Day March 3.
WHO World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world. Link
ASHA, HLAA Offer Resources for Members to Use as World Hearing Day Approaches
March is Disabilities Awareness Month in Indiana
Seminars, advocacy for the Hard of Hearing community, social events, support & volunteer opportunities
- you are never alone in your hearing loss- 48 million people in U.S. have it
- meet a new friend
- learn technology for hearing loss
Contact us: info@HLAA-Indianapolis.org
HLAA-Indianapolis is an affiliate of HLAA National. Please visit www.hearingloss.org for the National webpage.
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Our Chapter President, Teresa Gonzalez, would like to share this exciting news:
Our chapter is honored to be the recipient of the 2020 HLAA Up and Coming Chapter Award! The award will be presented at the HLAA 2020 Convention in New Orleans, on Saturday, June 20, 5-7 p.m. at the Awards Ceremony and Reception,
The Up and Coming Chapter Award is presented to a new chapter (under 2 years old), which most effectively delivers the HLAA mission for its members and the community. This award recognizes chapters for their overall programs that have opened the world of communication for local people with hearing loss through information, education, support and advocacy.
Our mission is to open up the world of communication to people with hearing loss by providing education, information, support and advocacy.
We believe sharing our hearing loss journeys through socialization, advocacy, information, and education is important for hearing health. Our organization is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization offering support to all ages who have hearing loss.
There are over 48 million people in the United States who have hearing loss. Today one in five people have hearing loss. The National Hearing Loss Association of America has existed for over 30 years helping people learn how to best cope. It used to be called the Self Help Hard of Hearing (SHHH) organization when it started. In addition, through our advocacy efforts, affiliates located in all 50 states we have made monumental changes in recent years through legislation and policy on behalf of those with hearing loss.
Come learn more about us and meet new friends who have hearing loss.
We also offer volunteer opportunities to serve the community. If you are interested, please contact us.
HLAA – Indianapolis Chapter Meetings for 2020
All meetings are on 1st Saturdays of the month.
Location: Irvington Public Library (5625 East Washington St., Indianapolis IN 46219)
All meetings provide CART text displayed on large screen & StreamText LIVE to cell phone/computer (link below).
Time:10:45am to 12:15pm with social hour of 10:30am to 10:45am.
First meeting for 2020 is March 7
March 7th-First Speaker: Matthew Norris from the Indiana Institute on Disability & Communication. He will educate us on what they do for disabled Hoosiers.
Second speaker is Stacey from Clear Caption Phones
(March 14th- By-Law Special Meeting for members only, Irvington Public Library, 11:30am to 1:30pm. We will discuss and vote.)
April 4th Meeting: Carla Trevidi from Kentucky Chapter to speak on the Walk for Hearing fundraiser in September.
The second half of our meeting we will have our support mentoring session.
May 2nd Meeting, extended to 2 pm- National Hearing & Speech Month- Chapter Meeting & 2nd Year Chapter Anniversary!
Punch/Dessert & Speakers
The American Red Cross. Brittany Sutton, Executive Director, The American Red Cross for Central Indiana- will present information about safety strategies for the hearing impaired & deaf.
* Jon Gray, Captionmate- learn caption technology for smartphones via SKYPE webinar
June 6th meeting: - Dr. Allison Kern, AuD, from BalanceMD, will talk about Tinnitus.
July 11th Meeting:- Dr. Scott Sanders from BalanceMD, will talk about Meniere's Disease.
August 1st Meeting: Mentoring and Support.
September 5th Meeting: Mentoring and Support.
October 3rd Meeting: Mentoring and Support.
Nov 7th Meeting, extended until 2pm: Thanksgiving Potluck. Mentoring and Support.
Dec 5th Meeting, extended until 2 pm: Holiday Potluck & White Elephant gift exchange. Mentoring and Support.
Our meetings are advertised online in Eventbrite.com info and Nextdoor info. Take a look.
NO MEETINGS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2020
ALL meetings in 2020 will be held at Irvington Public Library.
Schedule content may be subject to change.
ANYONE CAN JUST COME TO A MEETING.
YOU ARE ALL MOST WELCOME.
Irvington Public Library
More about us:
Our Chapter was well represented at the "Listening & Spoken Language" conference in Indianapolis Feb 22.
Volume 2 - Issue 7 - Fall 2019.pdfOur Newsletter is just one of the benefits of joining our Chapter.
Our meetings are a place where you can feel comfortable with others who have hearing loss too.
You are never alone!
Regular meetings are held with live captioning displayed on an overhead screen for members to follow.
Thank you to our Remote CART* provider, Susan Wollenweber Dezelan, who kindly does our meeting captions, gratis.
*CART stands for Communication Access Realtime Translation. CART is a service in which a certified CART provider listens to speech and instantaneously translates all the speech to text.
Meetings also have a StreamText link to provide live captioning during a meeting in order for anyone to follow via their device. (smartphone/computer/iPad etc.)
Surveys – Your Input is Valuable
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Southwest ADA Center is conducting research to investigate the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Center is asking people who have personal or professional experience on disability issues to complete this survey.
Share Your TV Viewing Experiences
A TV service provider along with Horowitz Research wants to better understand the needs of TV viewers with different hearing needs in order to help provide more accessible features with their entertainment platform. Please complete this short survey. It should not take more than 10 minutes and all information given will be held in the strictest confidence.
Please use the “Continue” button at the bottom of the survey page to move from page to page. Do not use your browser's Back and Forward buttons. If you can't log on, or have any problems or concerns, please contact research@horowitzresearch.com. Thank you. Your input is important.
Privacy and Confidentiality: Horowitz Research is a full-service market research firm that values your privacy. All of your responses will be kept confidential and only reported in aggregate. Your personal information will not be sold or traded to any direct mail companies.
Donate your old Hearing Aids.
Hearing Aid Donation Center.pdfDonate your old hearing aid (link to above form) when you attend our chapter meetings. We are a donation center for hearing Charities of America. www.HearingAidDonations.org All donations are tax deductible and you will receive a letter of acknowledgement.
Other ways to support this Chapter:
Add HLAA-Indianapolis Chapter as your charity of choice to your Amazon account and help us achieve our mission with every Amazon purchase. Click on the link below and HLAA-Indianapolis Chapter will be added once you log into your Amazon account. Thank you.
Nominate us as your favorite charity when using ebay. You can donate any percentage you chose of any of your ebay sales/purchases to go to us. Click on the logo above.
Thank You For Your Support.
Thank you to the Gendale Staples store Manager, Christopher Israel, for printing our special event flyers.
Thank you Susan Dezelan and to Caption First's Kathy Cortopassi, for being our Remote CART providers. We are most grateful for the donation of your time and skill.
HLAA membership is complimentary for Veterans
As we observe Veterans Day this year, we would like to extend a heartfelt “thank you” to all of the men an women who currently serve or have served our country.
Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter
HLAA has a virtual chapter, specifically for Veteran members (and caregivers)! Members of this online chapter can log-in remotely, collaborate with others on projects, join discussions, delegate tasks, and more. You can find out more about the new HLAA Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter on the Veteranspage. If you are interested in joining the virtual chapter, please email chapters@hearingloss.org.
